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No. 246,728. Patented Sept, 6,1881.

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

FREDERICK CRICHpOF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, AND JOHN A. CRICH, OFNAUGATUCK, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNORS TO HENRY ROBERTS, OF ALLEGHENY CITY,PENNSYLVANIA.

WlRE-WIPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 246,728, datedSeptember 6, 1881.

Application filed June 25, 1881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FREDERICK ORICH, of Pittsburg, in the county ofAllegheny and State of Pennsylvania, and JOHN A. Union, of

Naugatuck, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, haveinvented a new and Improved Wire-Wiper, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to that class of devices that are designed toremove the surplus coating metal from wire as it is drawn through thegalvanizing or tinnin g bath.

Theinvention consists of two metallic plates, having opposite edgeslongitudinally grooved for holding the wiping material and verticallyslotted for the guidance and passage of the wires, one plate beingstationary, with its grooved edge upward, and the other being pivoted,with its grooved edge downward, and

provided with a lever and weight for regulating the pressure upon thewires, the two plates beingarranged in such a manner that the wires asthey are drawn from the metal bath are brought in contact with thewiping material first of one plate and then of the other, all of whichwill be hereinafter set forth.

Figure l is a sectional end elevation of the device on line 00 m, Fig.2. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the device with part broken away 0 toexhibit other parts. Fig.3is avertical section on line y 3 Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. I

.In the drawings, A represents the lower 5 plate, secured on edge at aslight forward inclination on the bed-plate B, the upper edge of saidplate A having a longitudinal groove, a, and a number of vertical slots,1), of about the depth of said groove a. At either end of the bed-plateB is secured by bolts 0 a standard, C, between which, on trunnions d, ispivoted the upper plate, D, whose lower edge is also provided with alongitudinal groove, f, and vertical slots g, corresponding with thosein the plate A, the slots b 9 being directly opposite each other. Thisplate D swings in front of the plate A, and its lower edge reaches belowthe upper edge of the plate A, so that the wires E, when drawn from themetal bath (No model.)

represented at F, will necessarily be drawn in a slightly double curvedline as they pass through the slots g bin succession and in contact withthe wiping material C in the respeotive grooves f a. This wipingmaterial is asbestus, G, which is preferably formed into a rope and isheld in the groovef of the plate D by transverse plates H, fastened tosaid plate D.

Above the groove f in the plate D is a cylindrical chamber, I, closed ateach end, extending throughout the said plate D, and designed to containwater, that is introduced therein-through a tubular opening, 7c,extendin g into it from the upper edge of said plate D. From saidchamber I short passages m extend to the groove f, opening into saidgroove f above each slot g, so that the wiping substance G shall be keptalways wet directly over each wire E as it is drawn between the platesAD.

Attached to the front of the plate D, near the top thereof, is a lever,K, which, extending forward, has a movable weight, M, suspended on it,and by the adjustment of this weight M on the lever K the plate D isheld in position with greater or less firmness or 7 pressure as thewires E are drawn beneath it in contact with the wiping material Gr, sothat the surplus coating metal on said wiresG shall be more or lessthoroughly removed.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure byLetters Patent- 1. Animproved wire-wiper, constructedsubstantially as herein shown and described, consisting of fixed lowerplate, A, havinga longitudinally-grooved and transversely-slotted upperedge, and pivoted upper plate, D, having alongitudinally-grooved andtransversely-slotted lower edge, both plates holding asbestus orotherwire-wiping substance in their grooves, as set forth.

2. Ina wire-wiper, the swingingupper plate,

D, provided with the longitudinal groove f, vertical slots g, thelongitudinal water-chainber Q, the supply-opening, and the delivery- 5openings m, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby wateris supplied to the wire-wipingsubstance, as set forth.

wiping substance, G, and provided with a water-chamber and water supplyand discharge [5 openings, substantially as herein shown and described.

FREDERICK ORICH. JOHN A. ORIOH.

Witnesses as to signature of Frederick Orich:

HENRY ROBERTS, H. E. HOLMES.

Witnesses as to signature of John A. Crich:

JOHN BOOTH, JACOB HORNER.

